Summary: <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Sermon Notes</strong></span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Pastor Jason Oakes</span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Emmanuel Baptist Church</span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">September 3, 2017</span></p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Gospels: Full of Grace and Truth</span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Parable of the Talents</span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Matthew 25:14-30</span></p><br> <p class="p3"> </p><br> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><strong>“For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man traveling into a far country,” (Matthew 25:14)</strong></span></p><br> <p class="p5"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"><li class="li4"> <span class="s1">A </span><span class="s3"><strong>FAR</strong></span><span class="s1"> country</span><ol class="ol1"> <li class="li4"><span class="s1">“After a long time”</span></li> <br> </ol> </li></ol><p class="p5"> </p><br> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><strong> “[who] called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.” (Matthew 25:14)</strong></span></p><br> <p class="p5"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li4"> <span class="s3"><strong>HIS</strong></span><span class="s1"> servants, </span><span class="s3"><strong>HIS</strong></span><span class="s1"> goods</span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p5"> </p><br> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><strong>“And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.” (Matthew 25:15)</strong></span></p><br> <p class="p5"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li4"> <span class="s1">Equality does not require us to be the </span><span class="s3"><strong>SAME</strong></span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p5"> </p><br> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><strong> “Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made [them] other five talents.” (Matthew 25:16)</strong></span></p><br> <p class="p5"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li4"> <span class="s1">The </span><span class="s3"><strong>5</strong></span><span class="s1"> talent person</span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p5"> </p><br> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><strong>“And likewise he that [had received] two, he also gained other two.” (Matthew 25:17) </strong></span></p><br> <p class="p5"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li4"> <span class="s1">The </span><span class="s3"><strong>2</strong></span><span class="s1"> talent person</span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p5"> </p><br> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><strong>“But he that had received one went and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.” (Matthew 25:18)</strong></span></p><br> <p class="p5"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li4"> <span class="s1">The </span><span class="s3"><strong>1</strong></span><span class="s1"> talent person</span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p5"> </p><br> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><strong>“After a long time the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them. And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.’ His lord said unto him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things,” (Matthew 25:19-21)</strong></span></p><br> <p class="p5"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li4"> <span class="s1">Faithful with </span><span class="s3"><strong>LITTLE</strong></span><span class="s1">, faithful with </span><span class="s3"><strong>MUCH</strong></span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p5"> </p><br> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><strong> “I will make you ruler over many things: enter into the joy of your lord.” (Matthew 25:21)</strong></span></p><br> <p class="p5"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"><li class="li4"> <span class="s3"><strong>RULER</strong></span><span class="s1"> over many things</span> </li></ol>
